If I don't write to empty my mind, I go mad.

Quote by Lord Byron

Topics: Writing Quotes

As to 'Don Juan,' confess that it is the sublime of that there sort of...

As to 'Don Juan,' confess that it is the sublime of that there sort of...

Lovers may be - and indeed generally are - enemies, but they never can be...

Lovers may be - and indeed generally are - enemies, but they never can be...

How little do we know that which we are! How less what we may be!

How little do we know that which we are! How less what we may be!

By headless Charles see heartless Henry lies.

By headless Charles see heartless Henry lies.

Like music on the waters is they sweet voice to me

Like music on the waters is they sweet voice to me

There's naught, no doubt, so much the spirit calms as rum and true religion

There's naught, no doubt, so much the spirit calms as rum and true religion

I'll publish, right or wrong: / Fools are my theme, let satire be my song.

I'll publish, right or wrong: / Fools are my theme, let satire be my song.

Friendship is love without his wings.

Friendship is love without his wings.

One of the pleasures of reading old letters is the knowledge that they need no...

One of the pleasures of reading old letters is the knowledge that they need no...

What is wonderful about great literature is that it transforms the man who reads it...

What is wonderful about great literature is that it transforms the man who reads it...

Not write what you know, but know what you write. If you write about a...

Not write what you know, but know what you write. If you write about a...

Write what should not be forgotten

Write what should not be forgotten

Perhaps it is the language that chooses the writers it needs, making use of them...

Perhaps it is the language that chooses the writers it needs, making use of them...

I write scripts to serve as skeletons awaiting the flesh and sinew of images.

I write scripts to serve as skeletons awaiting the flesh and sinew of images.

Writing is turning one's worst moments into money.

Writing is turning one's worst moments into money.

Writing is the most fun you can have by yourself.

Writing is the most fun you can have by yourself.

The artist doesn't have time to listen to the critics. The ones who want to...

The artist doesn't have time to listen to the critics. The ones who want to...

I must write it all out, at any cost. Writing is thinking. It is more...

I must write it all out, at any cost. Writing is thinking. It is more...

The last motive in the world for acquiring vocabulary should be to impress. Words should...

The last motive in the world for acquiring vocabulary should be to impress. Words should...

I have always believed that writing advertisements is the second most profitable form of writing....

I have always believed that writing advertisements is the second most profitable form of writing....